In a stunning flip of occasions, Elon Musk introduced that Tesla will introduce its much-awaited Robotaxi on August 8, 2024. Apparently, Musk has a endless want to introduce extra self-driving automobiles; nonetheless, his dream has not been fulfilled.
Now, the billionaire has introduced his plans for Robotaxi on his self-owned platform. He merely wrote on X, “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,” and didn’t give additional particulars concerning the product.
Furthermore, Musk has at all times been fairly vocal about his plan for a automobile that requires no human management. Not way back, he shared a tweet about vehicles with full self-driving options.
He wrote,
Most individuals nonetheless do not know how crushingly good Tesla FSD will get.
It is going to be superhuman to such a level that it’ll appear unusual sooner or later that people drove vehicles, even whereas exhausted and drunk!
Vehicles will take you the place you need mechanically, identical to getting in an…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 29, 2024
In April 2019, Musk first mentioned his imaginative and prescient for Robotaxis and revealed that Tesla expects to begin its operation in 2020. Clearly, it didn’t occur.
Nevertheless, Musk had additionally shared his unpredictable timetable. He mentioned,
Solely criticism, and it’s a good one, [is that] typically I’m behind schedule.
However I get it achieved, and the Tesla crew will get it achieved,
A number of stories recommend that the Robotaxi information was shared with the staff in February of this 12 months, and so they have been ordered to shift their total focus to Robotaxis. This additionally led to a lower within the manufacturing quantity of entry-level automobiles.
After Elon Musk’s tweet on April 6, 2024, his firm’s shares elevated by greater than 3%. Notably, Tesla’s shares dropped considerably within the final quarter due to the always growing competitors.